Peter, Take My Hand!

As I was listening to the Guardian of the Galaxy soundtrack’s ‘Come And Get Your Love’ by Redbone, I thought of the end scene when Star Lord is listening to Awesome Mix Volume 2’s ‘Ain’t No Mountain High’ by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.

When Marvin is singing, we see Peter, when Tammi starts singing, it’s Gamora. I liked how James Gunn synced it up that way. It made me think of the opening scene when Quill is dancing and singing before he steals the orb with the Infinity stone inside. At the climax of the movie, he’s being torn apart by it when Gamora screams “Peter, take my hand!”, this causes Peter to flashback to his mother on her deathbed which gives him the chance to hold her hand one last time.

I’m thinking the song ‘Come And Get Your Love’ at the beginning of the movie, is a setup for the final scene where Peter gets the love of his mother one more time.

Six Word Story

"My quest? To find my love."

Six Word Story

With renewed vigor, he pressed on.

Goodbye World

I watched Goodbye World recently, it was about how civilization collapses due to massive power outages, and how people’s personal worlds fall apart as well.

There’s a “hippie” couple who own a house with solar panels for power and a well for water. They grow their own food, and keep chickens. There was a storage shed of preserved foods and dry goods. One of the neighbors who also lives off the grid has a animal farm and offers a pig to the main character. This is where their friends come to when the disaster strikes.

The next couple are yuppies who own a house so big the husband hasn’t gone into all the rooms. The rest of the cast are “trouble-makers”, a Washington DC intern who had an affair with a married senator, and a famous computer hacker.

The only plot device I found too convenient was the refrigerator full of medicine. Not only was it stocked with just what they needed, but it was of hospital grade quality. This was all explained by the main character having become a millionaire from selling his computer company.

While I liked the movie on a whole, it was the house and farm that I enjoyed the most.

Sing Me To Sleep

I've made several playlist on my iPod Touch that help me get to sleep. The first one starts with Emily Browning doing a cover of Asleep by The Smiths, followed by choice selection of acoustics songs by Foo Fighters.

Another one is made up the quieter songs from the Ink Soundtrack. What I like about this playlist is I rearranged the songs which makes for a better flow.

The last one is also quiet songs, but a mix of artists and bands. It also has the Emily Browning cover, but I fall asleep before the first song, Under Your Spell by Desire finishes.

Other nights I listen to Sigur Ros because their music has an ethereal sound to it. Ágætis Byrjun and ( ) are the two albums I switch between.

Beck's Sea Change is another album I enjoy because it's different from his other works.

Most of the time I can't make through the first song on every playlist/album before I fall asleep.

What's funny about me writing about my Sleep playlists is that past few nights I haven't been listening to any of them when I go to bed.

Sleep Playlist 1

Asleep - Emily Browning - Sucker Punch Soundtrack
Home - Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Still - Foo Fighters - In Your Honor Disc 2
What If I Do? - Foo Fighters - In Your Honor Disc 2
Miracle - Foo Fighters - In Your Honor Disc 2
Another Round - Foo Fighters - In Your Honor Disc 2
Over And Out - Foo Fighters - In Your Honor Disc 2
On The Mend - Foo Fighters - In Your Honor Disc 2
Razor - Foo Fighters - In Your Honor Disc 2

Sleep Playlist 2
Midnight Souls Still Remain - M83 - Saturdays = Youth
The Fort - Jamin Winans - Ink Soundtrack
Between The Light - Jamin Winans - Ink Soundtrack
Alone  - Jamin Winans - Ink Soundtrack
The Journey  - Jamin Winans - Ink Soundtrack
Who You Were  - Jamin Winans - Ink Soundtrack
Remember  - Jamin Winans - Ink Soundtrack
The City Surf  - Jamin Winans - Ink Soundtrack
Monsters In The Field  - Jamin Winans - Ink Soundtrack

Sleep Playlist 3
Under Your Spell - Desire - Under Your Spell
Dance With You - Live - The Distance To Here
Asleep - Emily Browning - Sucker Punch Soundtrack
The Sun Never Stops Setting - Moby - South Side
Guitar Flute And String - Moby - Play

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, A Mostly Spoiler Free Review. Mostly

I was good at avoiding spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, so I'm telling you now that the spoiler I reveal has nothing to do with the story. It's about a character's reaction to a weapon, but I'll alert you before I explain it.

First, my thoughts about the movie. It was good, I enjoyed the shout outs to the original trilogy (eps 4,5,6) along with the use of practical effects. I did feel like I was 7 seven years old again though I got all the jokes this time. My brother and I laughed a lot more than the rest of the audience, which delighted our parents.

One complaint is some of Oscar Isaac's acting felt a little over the top. I'd like to chalk it up to his excitement of being in a Star Wars movie.

*** SPOILER ALERT *** YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK ***

The other moment that felt out of place was when Han used Chewbacca's bowcaster, his reaction primarily because in all the time they spent together, it was like Han had never seen Chewie use it or used it himself. If it wasn't done twice, I could have forgave J.J.
It still made for a nice comedic moment though.